First Day of Preschool

This morning, Jackson started a new class at Preschool. I can already tell that i am going to love his new teacher, Mrs. White. She is so cute & so sweet! (And it helped that the first thing she said to me when i picked him up today was, "You have a sweet boy!") I can already tell a big difference in the classroom this year vs last year. There are 15 kids in his class (vs 8 last year) & 2 teachers (an assistant, Mrs. Hensley) vs. 1 teacher last year. The classroom is set up with centers & just seems more like Kindergarten to be honest. When we went to open house last week, i teared up when i walked in because it was just a flash of what is to come next year. Mrs. White used to teach 2nd grade before she became a mommy & now she teaches pre-k so she can be home when her kids are home in the afternoons. So i feel like Jackson is in excellent hands & that she knows what he needs to learn before REALLY starting school next fall. Here are some pics from this morning.....

Eli really wanted to help carry something, so we let him carry the lunchbox.
Jackson & Mrs. White after the day was over....
Apparently, they talked about the story, The Kissing Hand. If you have never read it.... it is a tear jerker if you are sending your kid off to school! But it is a sweet story! Here is his raccoon mask from the story.....